Valley Emperor

Diao Leixun didn't know why Mr. Wu said it was bad, so he just asked: "Why is it bad? They are going out of the mountain, isn't it good, we can kill them when we turn back!"

When the Ming army entered the mountain before, among the several plans made, there was one to force the pseudo-Tang bandit army out of the mountain, and then defeat the pseudo-Tang bandit army outside the mountain.

However, Mr. Wu snorted coldly: "If we took over their nest and chased them out of the mountains, it would be a good thing.

But why did they come out at this time? Don't they know that it would be very dangerous if there is no hiding in the deep mountains and forests after going out of the mountains? "

Diao Leixun shook his head: "Although the pseudo-Tang bandit army is not strong, there are a few smart people in it, otherwise they wouldn't come to attack our food supply."

Mr. Wu nodded slightly, and then continued: "How many people do we still have in Longhua Town?"

Diao Leixun said: "We have left about fifty soldiers and horses in Longhua Town, in addition to two hundred county soldiers!"

Mr. Wu continued to ask, "Do you think these people can stop the attack of the pseudo-Tang bandit army?"

Diao Leixun thought about it and said, "It shouldn't be possible. Although the Pseudo-Tang Bandit Army is just a group of gangsters, there are quite a number of them, and..."

As he was talking, he suddenly remembered something, and then quickly said, "Mr. Wu means that they are going to fight Longhua Town?"

Mr. Wu nodded!

Diao Leixun's face changed immediately: "If this is the case, then it will be a big trouble, there is hoarding all the food and grass needed by our army, and we have not many people in Longhua Town, in case they are beaten down by them. , robbed the food, the consequences are unimaginable!"

After learning that the bandits in Huangzhushan were going to leave the mountain, Diao Leixun and Mr. Wu quickly took action. On the one hand, they sent people to report to Su Jiakang, and on the other hand, they brought people out of the mountain to try to chase the bandits in Huangzhushan.

Such a large-scale operation of the Ming army could not be concealed from the spies of Huangzhushan. After all, the distance between the two sides was not too far. Yesterday, the Ming army was chasing the bandits in Huangzhushan.

After learning that the Ming army was catching up, Liu Bagou said: "The Ming army is catching up, but there are only a few hundred of the Ming army, and there are more people looking for Huang Zhushan, so they must be led out. Row!"

Fang Dongquan said: "How to lead?"

Butcher Chen next to him said: "It's not easy. When we get out of the mountain and kill us all the way to Longhua Town, we won't be afraid that they will dare to stay in the mountain!"

The solution proposed by Butcher Chen was simple and rude, but if you think about it carefully, it really is the case. If you kill them all the way, it is impossible for the Ming army not to respond accordingly, especially when there is a Zhengtai County behind Longhua Town. Woolen cloth.

If these bandits from Huangzhushan get out of their minds and hit Longhua Town and Zhengtai County, then things will get bigger.

At that time, even for the sake of his official hat and head, Su Jiakang must retreat to strengthen his defense.

Whether or not to exterminate the pseudo-Tang bandit army is at most a question of meritorious service, but if Longhua Town or even Zhengtai County is breached, it will be a big deal, and it will inevitably alarm the court, and Su Jiakang, who is responsible for defending the soil, will be considered Ten heads are not enough for the court to chop.

Therefore, even though he knew that there were not many Ming troops catching up, he still did not change the original plan of the Tang monarchs and ministers, continued to go out, and then made a gesture of attacking Longhua Town and even Zhengtai County.

Of course, it's just a gesture. They don't have the guts to really fight them. It's not that they won't be able to fight, but they're afraid that they will shake the Ming court and attract more Ming troops.

But Su Jiakang didn't know about the worries of the Tang monarchs.

So when Su Jiakang learned that the pseudo-Tang thieves had dared to come out, and Mr. Wu in the front also said that these pseudo-Tang thieves wanted to attack Longhua Town and even Zhengtai County.

Such a terrifying scene appeared in Su Jiakang's mind. Longhua Town and even Zhengtai County were attacked by the pseudo-Tang thief army, and then the court was shaken, and before sending the army, he stabbed himself with a knife.

His life was almost at risk, and he had not been able to find Huangzhu Mountain for more than half a month after he entered the mountain. Su Jiakang still took care of continuing to be a headless fly wandering around in the mountain, and he brought people back out of the mountain on the same day. , and sent an order to Diao Leixun, so that he must catch up with the pseudo-Tang bandit army.

However, it is not so easy for Diao Leixun to catch up with the bandits in Huang Zhushan.

This time, during the raid on Longhua Town, Li Xuan did not bring a large number of old and weak transport personnel and captured civilians with him. He only brought a hundred guards, three hundred standing army, and about fifty young and strong transport personnel.

There are four hundred and fifty people in total, all of them young and strong!

And he didn't bring too much baggage, and he didn't even bring much food. The walking speed was naturally fast, and it was understandable that the Ming army couldn't catch up!

It didn't take a few days for the bandits of Huangzu Mountain to run down to Longhua Town. The Ming army in Longhua Town was frightened and quickly closed the gate of the village. At the same time, they sent people to the mountain to ask for help!

When Diao Leixun knew that Longhua Town was besieged, they were still in the mountains, and it would take two days at the earliest to return to Longhua Town.

Diao Leixun said with a look of panic: "Mr. Wu, what should we do now?

Mr. Wu also frowned: "There are more than 200 county heroes in Longhua Town, and the city is supported. It is not so easy for the bandit army to take it down. As long as they can hold it for two days, we can rush back. When the time comes, we will directly come together to cooperate with the outside world and completely annihilate these pseudo-Tang thieves outside Longhua Town!"

After listening to Diao Leixun, he seemed to be comforting himself: "Yes, there are more than 200 people in Longhua Town, and there are more than 50 guard soldiers in it, and there are many young people in the town. It shouldn't be a problem to organize to stop the bandit army for two or three days!"

Diao Leixun and Mr. Wu thought so. They felt that it should not be a problem for Longhua to guard for two or three days. After two or three days, they returned to Longhua Town and wiped out the damned pseudo-Tang bandit army.

The Tang monarchs and ministers never thought of attacking Longhua Town at all, so when they arrived at Donghua Town, they did not make preparations to attack at all. After two voices, it was nothing more than that the Great Tang Heavenly Soldier was here, you waited and knelt down quickly and so on.

After he finished speaking, he also let a few strong archers shoot a few arrows at the head of the low city, which was only a few meters high, scaring the Ming army inside!

After pretending, they set up camp outside the city, and prepared to rest for the night. As for what to do in the future, let's see how the Ming army on the opposite side of the mountain reacts. If the Ming army comes fast enough, they will run away tomorrow.

If the Ming army arrives slowly, they will wait two more days for the Ming army, and then run away!

Looking at the situation in the future, if there are only a few hundred people going back and forth to defend the Ming army, then they will wander around the city of Zhengtai County, which is more than 20 miles away, causing more pressure on the Ming army and forcing all the Ming army to return to defense. .

The current situation is that Diao Leixun and the others are counting on Longhua Town to stay for two days and wait for them to come back, while Li Xuan and the others have never planned to attack Longhua Town.

However, when Diao Leixun and Li Xuan had their own plans, they never considered what the defenders in Longhua Town thought themselves!

That night, the lights in Longhua Town were bright, and many young people from the county were organized on the small city wall with a wooden fence, preparing to defend the city. Those villagers occasionally looked out of the city with fear.

Most of the places outside the city are dark, and a few firelights can be vaguely seen in the darkness. That is the camp of the pseudo-Tang thief army.

In a large courtyard in the city, five or six people were sitting together, half of them sighed, and half of them were terrified.

These people are officials or generals of the Ming army who stayed here. These people are sitting on both sides, but the seat in the middle of the top is empty. Among them, the one sitting on the top left is a middle-aged man with an embroidered official robe. There is Xiong Zhi, who represents the fifth-grade military attache. He is Zhao Xiangxin, one of the sixth-grade deputy thousand households of the Tongan Thousand Households.

Although his face seems calm, but if you look closely, you will find that his legs are shaking slightly!

The other people are all wearing the official robes of low-level military attaches, and they are of different grades. There are hundreds of households, a general flag, and a patrol inspection.

At this time, a small flag came in outside. As soon as this person came in, the deputy Qianhu Zhao Xiangxin said in a panicked tone: "Where is Mr. Xu?"

The Master Xu in his mouth was the county magistrate of Zhengtai County, who was arranged by Su Jiakang to preside over the supply of food and grass in Longhua Town.

When Xiaoqi heard the question, he immediately said with a sad face: "Master Xu said that the county is in critical condition, and the thieves will most likely go to Zhengtai county tomorrow, so he has to rush back to Zhengtai county overnight to preside over the overall situation!"

"Master Xu, he left?" When Zhao Xiangxin spoke, he was not panicked, but fearful: "How can he leave, what should we do when he leaves?"

"Hundreds of thieves are staring at them outside. We only have two hundred young men in Longhua Town, and we don't have a fortified city with huge rocks. What can we do!"

At this moment, a hundred households sighed and said, "Last year in Luohu Valley, we couldn't beat more than 600 people from thousands of households, but now we only have more than 200 people, and among these 200 people there are only more than 50 soldiers from the guards. All of them are young and strong~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I'm afraid this fight is...!"

"I've heard of those pseudo-Tang thieves. There are thousands of troops. Maybe it's only their forward who will come here. There are a lot of troops behind!"

"It's over, we're going to die!"

When everyone spoke, they all showed fear, too, this is about to break the city, can you not be afraid!

After half a day, an inconspicuous little flag said cautiously, "How about we go back to the county?"

As soon as these words came out, many of the people present stopped talking, and then they showed a thoughtful look, and several people even showed an ecstatic look, as if they saw light in the dark!

After a long while, Zhao Xiangxin, the deputy thousand householder above, said solemnly: "Masters, the safety of tens of thousands of people in Zhengtai is placed on us. As an official of the imperial court, we are responsible for guarding the land and protecting the people. We must leave immediately and rush back to Zhengtai overnight. The county is on defense, and the pseudo-Tang thieves must not be allowed to step into Zhengtai County!"

Immediately, several other people said with joy on their faces: "Your Excellency is wise!"